Barcelona vs Real Madrid: La Liga El Clasico preview, predictions and teams

Barcelona host Real Madrid at Camp Nou on Sunday at 9 p.m., seeking to extend their lead at the top of La Liga to nine points. Hansi Flick’s side come into the match after suffering their first defeat of the season, against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday, while José Mourinho’s Real have won four straight, including a thrashing of Leipzig. A Madrid victory would halve the current six-point gap and boost a team that has lost six of its last seven Clasicos. Mourinho will take charge of his 18th Clasico from the Real bench.